December 14, 2005—ITAC, the Telework Advisory Group for WorldatWork, reports that millions of Americans are working in a variety of different locations outside of their employers office.
This result is based on research conducted for ITAC by The Dieringer Research Group as part of Dieringers 2005 American Interactive Consumer Survey.
The national survey was conducted from August 15September 1, 2005. The survey asked respondents to check up to 13 different locations where they may have conducted work in the past month. The survey found that out of 135.4 million American workers:
45.1 million worked from home, 24.3 million people worked at clients or customers place of business, 20.6 million in their car, 16.3 million while on vacation, 15.1 million at a park or outdoor location, and 7.8 million while on a train or airplane.
Among the 45.1 million Americans working from home, the average number of locations they work from is 3.4.
The survey also found a 30% increase during the past year in employee telecommuters, while self-employed telecommuters decreased by 2%. Overall, there are 26.1 million people who work from home at least one day a month and 22.2 million at least once a week.
On January 1, 2005, ITAC became the Telework Advisory Group for WorldatWork. Prior to this year, ITAC was the International Telework Association and Council (ITAC). ITAC continues its mission of advancing the growth and success of work independent of location.
